Well, I'd like to whine and rant and explain to everyone how much of an idiot I was yesterday morning.
The plan was to wake up at 6:00, take a shower, take a dump, eat, and be on my way to appleton by 6:45. (I live 75 minutes north of Appleton).
I did so and was on my way. I then decided since I had so much time to waste before work (10 am), I would stop at the shiocton range, get a target count on how many were there and see what brass was lying around for me to snatch.
I get there... no brass on the one range, so I head over to the next range, like an idiot, I drive my car up the slight hill, drive along the hill looking for brass, I see none (someone got there before me), I look to my right and down the hill, there is a little snowbank, maybe 18 inches high, I decide to use my Dodge neon and try to go through it.
As I go down I accelerate wanting to break through the bank like on most occasions, this time I was wrong, and the snow was extremely hard packed, I get stuck. I am stuck in the middle of nowhere, and of course most people don't shot guns at 8 am.
Of course the USGI tri-fold shovel I usually have in the car is at home, so I spend the next 2 hours digging (trying to) with a ICE SCRAPER. After 2 hours and alot of digging, I commend myself for doing what I did but I still wasn't making progress, the snow was so hard packed it wouldn't budge.
I call my Mom, she comes out... I told her to bring a shovel, she brings a wide, round, plastic snow shovel. I yell at her asking her what she is thinking, because it wont fit underneath the car... so here we sit accomplishing NOTHING.
AFter apologizing for blowing up at her, some dude with a 4x4 truck rolls up at the pistol range, i ask them for a tug, and boom, I'm out in 45 seconds.
I offered them money, they wouldn't accept, and I offered some of the .223 ammo I just bought. They refused and made a joke about how 223 is a useless caliber, but I was grateful for their actions so i decided to not say anything.
/Rant off.
Just thought I'd share while I sit here at work waiting for me to get done so I can go to Racine for the Pistol Match :)
Thanks.
-David